Scottish Ambulance Technician Course, WTECH02/17

            This picture - One of the core competencies of the course was “Assisting the Paramedic”. We learned what equipment was necessary, how to lay it out and how to use it, for advanced skills such as Endotracheal (ET) Intubation, Cannulation and Intraosseous Access, Decompression of Pneumothorax and more. 

This photo specifically shows the “kit dump” required for Intubation. On the orange clinical waste bag is the laryngoscope - to allow the clinician to visualise the vocal cords, a syringe to inflate the retaining balloon of the ET tube, Magill Forceps to remove airway obstructions, and a removed Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA). The “patient” has an ET tube insitu, retained in place by a Thomas ET tube holder, and attached to a Bag-Valve Mask (BVM) or “Ambu-Bag”. 

Some pictures from my Ambulance Technician (or Associate Ambulance Practitioner) course, WTECH0217. Having worked as an Emergency Call Handler at West Ambulance Control Centre (ACC), I transferred to the road, joining the second Scottish Ambulance Service training course of 2017. The VQ4 Technician Programme allowed Students to work as Attendant during their placement, whereas VQ3 could only be Drivers before coming back for their part 4 course. 0217 was one of the first combined courses. 

This involved 10 weeks of classroom and clinical training, with a number of written exams and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE’s) to ensure we were capable of managing critical emergencies before leaving the classroom. My final OSCE was to manage a chest pain, confirmed by 12 lead ECG to be a ST elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI, heart attack) which progresses to a collapse and Cardiac Arrest. This tested a number of our skills; infection control, history taking, medication administration, ECG interpretation, cardiac arrest management including airway management, CPR and manual defibrillation. 

After passing the classroom element we progressed to 4 weeks of Advanced and Emergency Response Ambulance Driving. Split into 2 weeks Advanced Driving and 2 weeks Emergency Response Driving. This again involved written exams and a written portfolio of learning, in addition to route planning and practical driver training in urban, suburban and rural settings. To pass the course involved a written theory exam and practical driving test at the end of each section. Passing the driving course resulted in an SCQF Level 6 qualification and enabled direct entry to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). Anyone who failed either the clinical or driver training were removed from the course, those who passed went on to their probationary period at their home station, for me this was Springburn (Glasgow Central).

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